Summary:
Pine Island Public School District in Minnesota serves roughly 1,561 students across three schools: Pine Island Elementary (PK–4, 610 students), Pine Island Middle (5–8, 464 students), and Pine Island High School (9–12, 487 students). The district ranks 81st of 458 Minnesota districts — the 82nd percentile — with a 4-star rating. District math (52.6%) and reading (55.8%) proficiency exceed state figures (44.9% and 48.6%), while district science (19.1%) trails the state's 25.5%.
Pine Island Elementary is the district's academic standout: math is 74.6% (about 29.7 points above the state) and reading is 61.6% (about 13.0 points above state), ranking 108th of 869 elementary schools (88th percentile, 4 stars) with stable results across three years. Pine Island Middle ranks 110th of 546 middle schools (80th percentile, 4 stars), with solid reading (57.3%, including 69.6% in 6th grade) but weaker math (44.2%) and science (14.6%, down sharply from 28.97% a year earlier). Pine Island High School ranks 227th of 473 high schools (52nd percentile, 3 stars) with mixed test scores — math and reading both 39.4% — but excellent completion outcomes: a 95.3% graduation rate versus the state's 84.9% and a 0.9% dropout rate versus 4.2%.
Proficiency generally declines as students move up: math falls from 74.6% to 44.2% to 39.4% (about a 35.2-point gap), and reading from 61.6% to 57.3% to 39.4% (about 22.2 points). Science is uneven across grade levels. Student-teacher ratios rise with grade level — 13.2, 15.1, and 17.3 — while free/reduced-lunch rates are highest at the elementary school (19.02%) and lowest at the high school (15.61%), a roughly 17.7% weighted district average.
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